Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TURN'SPIT
TURN'SPIT, n. [turn and spit.]
- A person who turns a spit. His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. Burke.
- A variety of the dog, so called from turning the spit.
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TURN'SPIT, n. [turn and spit.]
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